toy vs artefact

toy and artefact both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toy	Yes	No	Yes	No
artefact	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, artefact is a hypernym of toy; that is, artefact is a word with a broader meaning than toy:

Other hypernyms of toy include artifact.

toy (noun)	artefact (noun)
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets	a man-made object taken as a whole
an artifact designed to be played with
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
a device regarded as providing amusement

toy (verb)	artefact (verb)
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
behave carelessly or indifferently